Reed & Wright

Now HERE are some educational essays that just about any kid could get into.

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Rejected Princesses - Imgur …The Mughals were badasses. Their founder, Babar, had quite the lineage to begin with: descendant of Tamerlane (an Uzbeki warlord known for constructing pyramids out of his enemies’ skulls) on his father’s side and grandson of Genghis Khan on his mother’s. The Mughals continued and refined this legacy. On the one hand they did so militaristically, riding elephants into battle, redefining warfare, and expanding the empire until it encompassed all of present-day India and beyond.

We have fiercely mixed feelings about the waves of big budget teevee and movies in recent years about historical periods. Especially when we see people cite things from them as "evidence" that now they understand that time and place.

This article lays out some of those concerns very nicely, complete with clear, solid, specific examples.

Especially if you are homeschooling, we ask that you take the time to read this. Even more so if anybody you know has *ever* cited The Tudors as evidence of anything about the period at all.

http://www.exurbe.com/?p=2176

“The Borgias” vs. “Borgia: Faith and Fear” (accuracy in historical fiction) » Ex Urbe “The Borgias” vs. “Borgia: Faith and Fear” (accuracy in historical fiction) Posted by exurbe on July 26, 2013 FandomJul262013 A French “Spot the Saint” themed poster for “Borgia: Faith and Fear” assigning Cesare the attributes: archbishop’s robes, scythe, dagger, bloody hands, blood. The French cap…